Back to the Garden is finished!

I did it!  Sixteen or so months after starting this shawl, I bound it off the needles this past Sunday evening.  Tuesday evening I wove in my ends, soaked it & then laid it out to clock it.  I looked it up, I was about 1 month into working on this shawl when I developed the issues with my right hand that I believe are tendonitis.  Which is getting way better!  This week I was even able to pick up a yarn needle off the table without issues.  I still don't know if I would easily be able to pick up a sewing needle or a straight pin, but it is getting better day by day.  Just amazing how long something that developed overnight can take to heal.

Thanksgiving here in the US is this next Thursday.  I haven't made any plans yet!  For some reason, I am just not much in the mood, but I know I need to get there.  I believe my oldest daughter's family will be going to his family's gathering that day, my youngest daughter & her dh are in Chicago area.  My son & his gf weren't sure they would be in the area Thursday, but now it seems that they will.  So still undecided whether to plan something for Thursday or wait until the weekend.  And then whether with everyone's busy work schedules, etc., if I should try cooking & having them in here at home or just going out to eat.  Going out would probably be the cheaper option!  And maybe the least stressful option as well!  But it just doesn't seem like Thanksgiving to do that!  Of course, this year, instead of having a 4 day weekend like I had for several years, it will be 1 day, work 1 day, then off 2 days.  So if I spend a lot of time cooking, etc. on Thursday, then I will probably be exhausted come Friday!  But if we did everything on Saturday, I could have Sunday to recover!  Decisions, decisions!

I have been fighting with a cut on the tip of my left index finger that I got somehow while putting the dogs onto their cables a week or so ago.  Trying to work on the granddaughter's socks the bamboo needle keeps irritating that fingertip, so Friday night I decided to take a break - I started on a pair of the Amazing Siberian Slippers for my mil from Henya's website - I am making them in Cascade Pacific in # 47 with #53 as the 2nd color.  I have even taking a bit out when I found that I had messed up and had an extra line of yarn on the front instead of hidden on the back.  I almost have the 1st one ready to stop the contrast color and start shaping for the sides and bottom of the foot.

I received the certificate this past week for the testing I did on November 8th - I received the Gold Certificate as I thought I would after being given my results.

Have fun & Happy Crafting until the next time!